I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 493 Negotiation
Endless vitality poured into Zhang Chen's body. Looking at the withered branch of the Changsheng Tree in his hand, Zhang Chen suddenly realized, "My life span has been extended to another five years!"

It has to be said that the Longevity Tree is indeed the best material for prolonging life. A short section of its trunk actually helped Zhang Chen extend his life by five years.

"I think you can maximize the benefits if you let this trunk grow into a big tree. Then you will have an endless supply of lifespan, and immortality will not be far away." said the Great Freedom Demon.

Zhang Chen did not agree with the Great Freedom Demon's words: "It's just a trunk. How many years do I have to wait for it to grow? I don't have that much time to wait. It's better to extend my life first, and then find the Longevity Tree Coffin and let it take root and sprout. The Longevity Tree Coffin is large in size. If I let it take root and sprout, it will surely grow a lot of branches with its huge size, which may satisfy my supply of immortality."

Zhang Chen only has one year left to live. How can he wait any longer?
With these five years, as long as he concentrates on practicing, he will eventually be able to use the power of the wood element to absorb the vitality of plants and trees to prolong his life.

Then Zhang Chen looked towards Judgment. He did not move this divine weapon for the time being. He would find a way to touch it after the old eunuch woke up. Otherwise, if he touched Judgment at this time, he would be killed by the twelfth-level mysterious being by mistake.

Zhang Chen threw the dry tree trunk on the ground, then snapped his fingers and all the clothes dried instantly. He then helped the old eunuch put on his clothes, picked up the verdict, and walked towards his own hiding place.

The old eunuch was too seriously injured and his essence was too depleted. Even if Zhang Chen fed him a golden elixir, he would not wake up in a short time. After taking the golden elixir, he not only did not wake up, but entered a deeper level of repair and sleep. This was a self-repair from biological instinct. Unless he encountered a crisis, he would not wake up easily.

Zhang Chen was walking in the mud in the mountains, and his shoes, which had just been washed white, were now covered with a layer of mud again.

However, Zhang Chen did not care. He had the authority of the earth. When his feet stepped into the mud, he had a deeper understanding of the earth.

Because Zhang Chen was carrying a person on his back, he could not use his supernatural powers and could only walk slowly in the mountains. After walking for half a day, he suddenly heard a cry in the distance and the screams of countless people.

Zhang Chen heard the crying, took a few quick steps, and then saw a scene that made his eyes burst with horror.

On a high mountain in the distance, countless people gathered on the top of the mountain to avoid the flood and luckily escaped the disaster. Now that a powerful demon clan has arranged the water veins to retreat the flood, those demon beasts took the opportunity to cross the Great Wall of Bones and came to the human land to wreak havoc. Thousands of demon beasts surrounded the people on the mountain, each with blood in their mouths, devouring the people in the mountain.

The bright red blood flowed down along the wet soil and touched the soles of Zhang Chen's feet. A rolling human head slid down, hit Zhang Chen's thigh, and then bounced into the mud not far away.

The face of the human head in the mud could no longer be seen as it was covered with mud, but judging from the size of the head, it should be the head of a baby.

At this time, there were screams in the mountains, and the roars of monsters spread among the mountains. Zhang Chen's eyes were full of murderous intent, "These beasts of the monster race deserve to die!"

Unfortunately, even though he had supernatural powers, he could not save the tens of thousands of people in the mountains.

This is the Northland. Even if he kills all the monsters on this mountain, what will happen to the people in the mountain? The mountain is full of monsters now. If he kills all the monsters, these people will encounter the next batch of monsters. The monsters are endless and can't be killed!
“But we can’t just do nothing.” Zhang Chen stood under a big tree, watching the killing in the mountains. Countless people were slaughtered and devoured by monsters like lambs. He felt extremely sad and angry.

Zhang Chen manipulated the soil to form a hard platform, placed the old eunuch Dugu Qiu on the platform, and the next moment he stepped into the mountain while using the beast taming technique. The monsters in the mountains were only low-level monsters, and faced with Zhang Chen's fifth-level beast taming technique, they had no power to resist and directly aimed their claws at their companions.

We can't just do nothing now because these people will be slaughtered by monsters in the future, right?
As the beast taming technique took effect, the wild beasts in the mountains continued to fight each other, and the humans on the top of the mountain took advantage of the chaos to run down the mountain, disappearing among the mountains without a trace.

Soon the movement in the mountains stopped, and with the death of the last monster, the entire mountain range became silent.

Zhang Chen looked at the corpses all over the ground and the figures running into the mountains, his eyes full of pity. He knew that even if those people ran down the mountain, they would definitely not survive.

"I have to do something for the people of the North. If I can save one more person, that's good." Zhang Chen looked at the bodies on the ground that were torn into pieces by the gnawing, his eyes full of compassion. "After all, I am a human being, and a kind-hearted cultivator. I have cultivated a lot of magical powers. How can I just stand by and watch?"

As Zhang Chen finished speaking, the world in front of him turned black and white. Zhang Chen's soul leapt into the dark and soul-stealing space, sensing the coordinates of Bai Cang's soul, and then grabbed the chain belonging to Bai Cang, and with a sudden drag, Bai Cang's soul was pulled out from nothingness.

"How is this possible! I have already completed my reincarnation. How can you hook my soul? What kind of tricks are you using?"

When Bai Cang's soul was hooked in front of Zhang Chen, his eyes were full of confusion. He had already completed reincarnation, so how could someone hook his soul? However, no matter what method Zhang Chen used, Bai Cang turned around and ran away without saying a word. It was right to run at this moment.

Just as Zhang Chen pulled the chain in his hand, Bai Cang returned again and landed in front of Zhang Chen. Then Zhang Chen said faintly: "If I were you, I would first understand the situation in front of me, instead of running away in a hurry. Since I can hook your soul once, I can hook it a second time."

Bai Cang was dragged in front of Zhang Chen again, his eyes fixed on the young man in front of him. He didn't run this time because he knew it was useless to run as he had fallen into this kid's trap.

"What kind of tricks are you using?" The white and dark God stared at Zhang Chen opposite him with a gloomy face, his voice full of uncontrollable anger.

"We have dealt with each other several times. You should know something about me. Why ask such meaningless questions? If I were you, you should ask me what I want to do, and then calm me down first. After you go back, you can find a way to crack this method and get rid of my restraints." Zhang Chen said to Bai Cang.

"You can hook my soul here and tell me what's going on." Bai Cang is indeed a smart fox. He is worthy of being the military strategist of the demon clan. There is no need to struggle when talking to him.

Zhang Chen pointed at the corpses scattered all over the mountain and said to Bai Cang, "Guess what I want to do by hooking your soul here."

Bai Cang turned his head and looked at the countless incomplete corpses in the mountains, his expression becoming more serious: "You don't want me to restrain the demons and stop the killing, do you?"

"What do you think?" Zhang Chen asked back.

"You are simply daydreaming. If you make such a request, you might as well kill me! There are thousands of species in the demon race. Why do you all fight to the death and cross the Great Wall of Bones? It's for the flesh and blood of the human race. If I speak up to stop everyone from devouring the flesh and blood of the human race, I will be standing against the entire demon race." Bai Cang's face was extremely ugly:

"Everyone has risen up and crossed the Great Wall of Bones, risking their lives, all for the flesh and blood of the human race. Just like your human soldiers, they fight for women, for promotion and wealth. Anyone who dares to block the soldiers' promotion and wealth will put himself in a desperate situation and cut himself off from the demon race." Bai Cang stared at Zhang Chen, "If you want me to do this, you might as well just beat me to death with a stick. I can't do what you ask."

Zhang Chen grabbed the Whip with his palm, and a fatal crisis burst out as soon as he activated it. Bai Cang was in the Yin God state at this time, and he felt the horror of the Whip even more deeply. As soon as the Whip appeared, his Yin God trembled, as if a fatal crisis rose from his heart, constantly urging him to escape quickly.

But Bai Cang knew in his heart that he couldn't escape no matter what, so he suppressed the fear in his heart and said to Zhang Chen: "Even if you kill me, I can't do anything! I can't do this kind of thing!"

As Bai Cang spoke, he carefully observed the expression on Zhang Chen's face. Seeing that Zhang Chen's face was gloomy and his murderous aura had begun to dissipate, he quickly added: "But it's not a problem to think of a compromise."

"Hmm? A compromise?" Zhang Chen stared at Bai Cang.

"It is still possible to select a part of the human race and protect them to prevent the northern human race from being wiped out." Bai Cang said.

"That's it? Isn't that the same as raising livestock in a pen? What a stupid idea!" Zhang Chen shouted angrily.

Although Bai Cang was in the Yin God state, he was so anxious that sweat appeared on his forehead: "I can find an excuse to keep the children of the human race in their infancy."

"This is all I can do. If you want to preserve all the human beings in the North, I can't do it. You might as well whip me to death. The demon tribe plans to slaughter hundreds of millions of people in the North after entering the pass, leaving only 100,000 for Chen Sanliang to use to prove his truth, and the rest will be turned into blood food. This is all I can do. You should know how difficult it is for me to achieve this!" Bai Cang said with his neck stiff when he saw that Zhang Chen was still not satisfied.

Zhang Chen fell silent upon hearing this, and looked at Bai Cang with his eyes. After a long while, Zhang Chen sighed: "Forget it, just as you said, the children of the North must be preserved."

This is also a helpless situation!

How could he not know that it was unrealistic to preserve all human beings from the hands of these beasts? It was already a blessing to be able to preserve the fire and leave some living forces.

ps: Happy New Year, brothers. I wish you all all your wishes come true and make a fortune!

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